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| - I learned about Nani thanks to Yelp and immediately added it to my "to try" list. Little did I know it would only be a few days later that I'd be asked me to decide where to meet someone for lunch. I am so happy we came here! The location is tucked just a bit out of the way, so folks might miss it if they're driving through, but it's absolutely worth checking out. I'd never visited the previous iterations, but agree with other reviewers who say that the interior is well done. For me, this doesn't always matter as much if the food is good, but I found it notable in this case.
This is my first experience with Dim Sum, so I can't speak to authenticity or compare to other locations. What I can say is that I love most any Asian cuisine I've tried and thought it was amazing. It doesn't hurt that I'm a fan of dumplings of pretty much any heritage. We spent most of our time going over the vast menus. First we were handed the lunch menu, which seemed to cover the sorts of American-Chinese dishes I grew up with so we skipped it altogether. The dim sum menu was completely new to me, and my partner was enthralled by their main menu, which is HUGE. We were warned that the dishes in the main menu were meant to serve more than one person, and they were right, we had some leftovers to share with our housemates.
I realized shortly after getting through the dim sum menu that I'd have to take a look at the rest later. I already wanted to try more than I could eat... so I chose the beef brisket with rice noodle in a pot, the pan fried vegetable and pork bun, and the sweet custard roll. Everything was delicious, although I was surprised by the ratio of bun to limited filling and just a little put off by the skin and fat/cartilage in the pot. Of course, I realize that's probably more traditional than what I'm used to so I just picked through it. The flavor was very good. I shared those leftovers with one of my housemates when I got home and he ate the rest, so it's clearly a matter of preference. The custard rolls were perfect... great fluffy texture while not too sweet. Mmm.
This particular companion is more adventurous than I am when it comes to food, so many options on the menu were tantalizing to him. He ended up ordering the ox tongue with tripe in chili sauce and loved it. From the dim sum menu he chose the shrimp crepes, which received an emphatic thumbs up while chewing. He's going to have to find someone else to try the chicken feet or octopus with, but I appreciate that those items are on the menu.
Service was great. Our waitress checked in regularly and another young lady checked in with us to see if we had any questions. She was extremely helpful to us first-timers. I was surprised by how quickly our dishes started coming out; we were eating in no-time. Extra bonus points for their tea service. I had a nice big metal pot of green tea to myself. No dinky mini-teapot, and this baby stayed HOT the whole time we were there. This alone made me pretty happy, but add everything else and I simply can't wait to come back again and again to continue trying other items on their menu.
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